A people of the Scottish/English Borderlands known as the
Strathclyde Britons were the first to use the name Hannow. It is derived from the personal names Hannah and Anna. Another possibility is that it is a religious name, taken from that of Hannah, mother of Samuel. Most likely, however, given the family's Gaelic origins is that it was an anglicized version of the Gaelic "O hAnnaigh", meaning "descendant of Annach", a byname meaning "iniquity".
Early Origins of the Hannow family
The surname Hannow was first found in
Wigtownshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhaile na h-Uige), formerly a county in southwestern
Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Dumfries and
Galloway, where in 1296, Gilbert de Hannethe residing in the county of Wiggetone at the time, rendered homage to
King Edward I of
England during his brief conquest of
Scotland. During the same year, a Gilbert Hahanith, who may or may not be the same man, was juror on an inquest concerning the succession to Elena la Zuche. The next appearance of the name is in 1424 when John of Hanna (a name that suggests that the name may have been taken from a place, rather than of Gaelic origin) was master of a ship belonging to James, King of Scotland.
Early History of the Hannow family
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Hannow Spelling Variations
Spelling and translation were hardly exact sciences in Medieval Scotland. Sound, rather than any set of rules, was the basis for spellings, so one name was often spelled different ways even within a single document.
Spelling variations are thus an extremely common occurrence in Medieval Scottish names. Hannow has been spelled Hannah, Hanna, Hannay, Hanney and others.
Early Notables of the Hannow family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Hannow family to Ireland
Some of the Hannow family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Hannow family to the New World and Oceana
Such hard times forced many to leave their homeland in search of opportunity across the Atlantic. Many of these families settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. The ancestors of many of these families have rediscovered their roots in the 20th century through the establishment of
Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Among them:
Hannow Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Leopold Hannow, who landed in Arkansas in 1882 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Hannow Motto
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Per ardua ad alta
Motto Translation: Through straits to heights.